Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Full-time NEW

Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites applications and nominations for a nationally and internationally recognized academic obstetrician-gynecologist to join the faculty of the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) as the Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN).

Reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, the Dean of the DGSOM, and the President and CEO of the UCLA Health System via Executive Medical Director, the Chair works collaboratively with clinical, academic, and administrative leaders to establish and execute the strategic vision of the Department of OB/GYN within the greater health system. The Chair is responsible for advancing the Department's mission of excellence in clinical care, education, research, and community engagement through the development of educational programs, research and innovation; oversight of clinical operations, financial management, staffing, performance improvement, faculty recruitment, and strengthening community partnerships. In addition, the Chair cultivates a collegial, inclusive, and multidisciplinary culture consistent with the principles of the DGSOM's Cultural North Star, providing mentorship to faculty members, while also upholding UCLA Health's patient-experience model, CICARE, and promoting clinical quality, safety, and operational distinction.

Home to nationally recognized programs spanning the full spectrum of women's health, the Department of OB/GYN is a leader in clinical innovation, scientific discovery, and academic excellence. The Department includes seven clinical divisions, with more than 120 faculty members across a broad network of clinical partners and affiliated programs, including Harbor-UCLA, Olive View Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai, Kern Medical, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. With anticipated clinical expansion in the years ahead, the Department is poised for continued growth in the reach and impact of its programs. This expansive academic and clinical network creates a rich environment for collaboration and discovery by integrating the Department's clinical divisions with expertise across genetics, physiology, molecular, cellular and developmental biology, pediatrics, and other interdepartmental disciplines.

With robust residency, fellowship, and medical student programs, the Department plays a vital role in training future leaders in women's healthcare and research. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to build upon UCLA's longstanding tradition of excellence and to further elevate the Department's national and international influence.

The ideal candidate is a distinguished obstetrician-gynecologist with outstanding accomplishments in leadership, clinical care, research, education and service, as well as a passion for interdepartmental collaboration and growth in a complex and evolving environment. The successful candidate will combine exceptional clinical insight with superb communication skills and emotional intelligence, experience with strategic planning, dedication to mentorship and development of research faculty, with unwavering commitments to fostering an equitable environment with community engagement. All candidates must hold an MD degree or equivalent, have appropriate academic credentials for a faculty appointment within the DGSOM at UCLA at the rank of associate or full professor, hold current board certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and be eligible for licensure in California.

Confidential inquiries, nominations, or submissions of interest (i.e., curriculum vitae, informative personal statement, and response to UCLA's mission statement) are invited and will be considered until an appointment is made:

Linda Liau, MD, PhD, MBA and Carol Mangione, MD, MSPH (committee co-chairs) c/o Caitlin Hargadon, Sr. Executive Search Consultant, UCLA Health Email: chairOBGYNsearch@mednet.ucla.edu

The shared values of the DGSOM are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which was developed by members of our community and affirms our unswerving commitment to doing what's right, making things better, and being kind. These are the standards to which we hold ourselves, and one another. Please read more about this important DGSOM program at DGSOM UCLA Medical School Cultural North Star Program

All aspects of searches are confidential and all candidates are expected to review and abide by UC Regents Policy 1111 on Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, bullying and other demeaning behavior, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment as well as a commitment to addressing all forms of academic misconduct, UCLA conducts targeted employment reference checks for finalists to whom departments or other hiring units would like to extend formal offers of appointment into Academic Senate faculty positions. The targeted employment reference checks involve contacting the finalists' current and prior places of employment to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University's Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UCLA requires all applicants for Academic Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” into RECRUIT as part of their application. If the applicant does not include the signed authorization to release information with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete. As with any incomplete application, the application will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists (i.e., those to whom the department or other hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer) considered for Academic Senate faculty positions will be subject to targeted employment reference checks.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

MD degree or equivalent

Preferred qualifications

Have appropriate academic credentials for a faculty appointment at the rank of associate or full professor Eligible for licensure in California Board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Reference check authorization release form – Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
• UCLA Mission Statement – As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education.

  The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows:

  Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles Expand our reach as a global university Enhance our research and creative activities Elevate how we teach Become a more effective institution

  Prompt for candidates for recruitment:

  Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service

Reference requirements

Referencing will be done with candidate permissions at the appropriate time in the search process.

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About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
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• APM – 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location

Los Angeles, CA